Maurya-North / Pre-Gupta period (185 BC-319 AD)

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21.Taxila being a famous place was due to?
 
A. Ancient Vedic Art
 
B. Mauryan art
 
C. Gandhara art
 
D. Secret arts
 
Option “C” is correct.
22.Who introduced the first gold coins in India?
 
A. Kushan
 
B. Indo-Bactrian
 
C. Doubt
 
D. Secret
 
Option “B” is correct.
23.Which museum has the largest collection of Kushan period sculptures?
 
A. Mathura Museum
 
B. Mumbai Museum
 
C. Madras Museum
 
D. Delhi Museum
 
Option “A” is correct.
24.Who among the following issued the purest gold coins?
 
A. Kushan
 
B. Indo-Bactrian
 
C. Doubt
 
D. Secret
 
Option “A” is correct.
25.In the time of the Satavahanas, the currency was made mostly of which metal?
 
A. lead
 
B. Poutine
 
C. Copper
 
D. Gold
 
Option “A” is correct.
26.Who among the following was the contemporary of Kanishka?
 
A. Kamban, Banbhatta, Ashwaghosha
 
B. Nagarjuna, Asvaghosha, Vasumitra
 
C. Ashvaghosha, Kalidasa, Banabhatta
 
D. Kalidas, Kamban, Vasumitra
 
Option “B” is correct.
27.Rulers of which dynasty started the practice of giving tax-free land or villages (land grants) to Brahmins and Buddhist monks?
 
A. Satavahana
 
B. Maurya
 
C. Secret
 
D. Chola
 
Option “A” is correct.
28.Who introduced the Yavanika (Purtain) in Indian theatre?
 
A. Doubts
 
B. The Parthians
 
C. The Greeks
 
D. The kushans
 
Option “C” is correct.
29.Who started the great silk route of Indians?
 
A. Kanishka
 
B. Ashoka
 
C. Joy
 
D. Fahyan
 
Option “A” is correct.
30.Who among the following issued gold coins (gold seal) on a large scale?
 
A. The Greeks
 
B. Mauryas
 
C. The Kushan rulers
 
D. The Shungas
 
Option “C” is correct.

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